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单词 metastasize
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Definition of metastasize in English:

metastasize

(British metastasise)
verb mɛˈtastəˌsʌɪzməˈtæstəˌsaɪz
[no object]Medicine
  • (of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

    〔医〕(癌)转移

    his cancer had metastasized to the liver

    转移到脑部的癌。

    metastasizing tumour cells
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In addition, cancers can metastasize by penetrating into blood vessels, lymphatics, and body cavities.
    • Cancer cells can also metastasize from their original site to other parts of the body.
    • In 70 percent of these cases, the cancer will have metastasized, or spread to other areas of the body.
    • Lung cancers often metastasize to the brain, liver, adrenals, bone, and kidneys but evaluation of these organs is usually directed by symptoms and clinical suspicion rather than by routine scanning.
    • Vertical-phase tumors are more likely to metastasize (spread cancer to other parts of the body) than radial melanomas.
    Synonyms
    grow, increase, escalate, advance, develop, broaden, expand, widen, proliferate, mushroom

Definition of metastasize in US English:

metastasize

(British metastasise)
verbməˈtastəˌsīzməˈtæstəˌsaɪz
[no object]Medicine
  • (of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

    〔医〕(癌)转移

    cancers that metastasize to the brain

    转移到脑部的癌。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 70 percent of these cases, the cancer will have metastasized, or spread to other areas of the body.
    • In addition, cancers can metastasize by penetrating into blood vessels, lymphatics, and body cavities.
    • Vertical-phase tumors are more likely to metastasize (spread cancer to other parts of the body) than radial melanomas.
    • Cancer cells can also metastasize from their original site to other parts of the body.
    • Lung cancers often metastasize to the brain, liver, adrenals, bone, and kidneys but evaluation of these organs is usually directed by symptoms and clinical suspicion rather than by routine scanning.
    Synonyms
    grow, increase, escalate, advance, develop, broaden, expand, widen, proliferate, mushroom
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